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Sedative Burden

Sedative Burden is a quantitative metric that measures the cumulative pharmacological effect of medications with sedative properties on the central nervous system, distinguished by its focus on quantifying the aggregate depressant impact of polypharmacy involving sedative-hypnotic, anxiolytic, and antipsychotic agents.

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77

Authors

38

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Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

16

Physical and Cognitive Performance and Burden of Anticholinergics, Sedatives, and ACE Inhibitors in Older Women

Y-J Cao, DE Mager, E. M. Simonsick et al. · Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2007 · 193 citations

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Health Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Deprescribing Anticholinergic and Sedative Medications in Older Adults

Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell, Danijela Gnjidic, Emily Reeve et al. · Annals of Pharmacotherapy · 2016 · 91 citations

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A model to classify the sedative load of drugs

Tarja Linjakumpu, Sirpa Hartikainen, Timo Klaukka et al. · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · 2003 · 90 citations

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Anticholinergic and sedative drug burden in community-dwelling older people: a national database study

Catherine J. Byrne, Caroline Walsh, Caitríona Cahir et al. · BMJ Open · 2018 · 73 citations · Full text

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Sedative Load Among Community-Dwelling People Aged 75 Years or Older

Heidi Taipale, J. Simon Bell, Danijela Gnjidic et al. · Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology · 2012 · 39 citations

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Authors

77

  1. HT
    Heidi Taipale

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    4 publications · 122 citations

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  2. JS
    J. Simon Bell

    Monash University, Australia

    4 publications · 122 citations

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  3. SH
    Sirpa Hartikainen

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    3 publications · 157 citations

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  4. HS
    Helena Soini

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  5. RS
    Raimo Sulkava

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    2 publications · 67 citations

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Institutions

38

  1. University of Eastern Finland

    Joensuu, Finland

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    403 citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    141 citations

  3. Trinity College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    187 citations

  4. City of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  5. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    494 citations

  6. Kuopio University Hospital

    Kuopio, Finland

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    212 citations

  7. University of South Australia

    Adelaide, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    67 citations

  8. Helsinki University Hospital

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

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Venues

  1. BMC Geriatrics

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  2. Drugs & Aging

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  3. Anesthesia & Analgesia

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. Annals of Pharmacotherapy

    1 publications · 91 citations

    1

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  5. Journal of Clinical Medicine

    1 publications · 13 citations

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